Ganges Band/Eagle House
Photograph
Card with b/w photos glued to each side.
Side 1 is image of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with eleven musicians. Most are holding brass instruments. A large bass drum is handing off the back of the wagon.
This image was featured as History Mystery #5 with the text: This band is still unknown. Both Saugatuck and Douglas had bands in the 1870s, and it could have been one of those. A digital scan of the photo has the caption "Ganges Band on the way to cemetery Memorial Day - year unknown."
Side 2 has image of men standing outside a large Greek Revival building with a sign that says "Eagle House." Later, this hotel was renamed the Douglas House. It was built in circa 1862, 1864 and stood at 47 West Center Street. The building burned in Feb. 1934, but a portion was saved and turned into a residence. Remnants are still on that block after being moved one lot to the south at 19 South Washington. Another historic home, the Randall/Saldivar Gerber cottage was moved to Douglas House site at 15 South Washington in the early 2000s.
2023.10.375
Print, photograph
Douglas House and Tavern/Eagle Hotel/Wades Hotel
Music: concerts, festivals, performancesBuildings: Lost
Winthers, Sally
5-1/2 in
8 in
075 Historical Photographs
Poor
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.
11/06/2023
10/23/2024